odd circular blotches on some pic: Kodak CX 6445

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XP User wrote:
> On a otherwise find camera for quality build and output I have
> noticed an occasional but pesky artifact where some pics have
> circular white blotches on the photo.
>
> They appear randomly and inconsistent with regard to any one area of
> photo or shooting occasion.
>
> Any help on what this is and how to minimize or eliminate would be
> appreciated,
>
> Thanx

When using flash? In a dusty environment?

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"Robert Klemme" <bob.news@gmx.net> schrieb:


>
>I see them with my Canon G5 occasionally, too. I guess it has something
>to do with lighting, especially the angle in which light from the sun or
>other sources comes into the lens.
>
>Kind regards
>
> robert


Same here with a Lumix FZ20, Casio QV, Olympus 750 SZ
.....you were guessing correctly. It is a matter of an extra
artificial light falling in when one uses the flash.

kindly
nick

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"Ken" <ken@ken.ken> schrieb:

>
>"Nicholas Adam" <info@intergrafis.de> wrote in message news:3s540198ggetjik3akn98iqaegsmfkp0kf@4ax.com...
>> "Robert Klemme" <bob.news@gmx.net> schrieb:
>>
>>
>> >
>> >I see them with my Canon G5 occasionally, too. I guess it has something
>> >to do with lighting, especially the angle in which light from the sun or
>> >other sources comes into the lens.
>> >
>> >Kind regards
>> >
>> > robert
>>
>>
>> Same here with a Lumix FZ20, Casio QV, Olympus 750 SZ
>> .....you were guessing correctly. It is a matter of an extra
>> artificial light falling in when one uses the flash.
>
>You mean something like this - http://ken.smugmug.com/photos/15303428-M.jpg ?
>Classic lens flare from my FZ20 and a WA lens attachement.
>
Nope.
What I was talking about occures indoors. If one uses a flash while
there are one or more other artificial light.

Nick

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On Sat, 5 Feb 2005 11:11:35 -0000, in rec.photo.digital.point+shoot "David
J Taylor" <david-taylor@invalid.com> wrote:

>brightly illuminated. Being close to the lens, they are out of focus (and
>hence round), but not as much out of focus as they would be with a
>larger-format SLR camera. Hence these particles are more visible with
>point-and-shoot cameras.

Just an educational point for the OP. This is because P&S cameras have a
much greater depth of field (DOF) than dSLRs due to their very short actual
focal lengths.
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